PHM-Exch> Eliminating Health Inequities: Every Woman and Every Child Counts

[Claudio Schuftan]

From: Ruggiero, Mrs. Ana Lucia (WDC) <ruglucia at paho.org>
crossposted from: EQUIDAD at listserv.paho.org


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*Eliminating Health Inequities: Every Woman and Every Child Counts

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*Women and children neglected in drive for equitable health for all*

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*New report from the Red Cross and The Partnership for Maternal, Newborn &
Child Health calls for barriers to health services to be removed.*


*International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies and
The Partnership for Maternal, Newborn & Child Health (PMNCH), November 2011

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Website: http://bit.ly/sONyZt

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PDF [44p.] English at: http://bit.ly/tQuFXP

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“……The report paints a stark picture of global health inequities and
focuses on women and children not only because many suffer undue hardship,
but also because women are instrumental in improving the health of their
children, families and communities.****


The report contains a set of concrete recommendations for action by
different stakeholders, including government, donors and civil society, to
improve access to quality care and health information, and greater gender
equality. The recommendations take a holistic approach, linking health
inequities to poverty, gender bias, and human rights violations, which are
in turn impact on education, transport, health, agriculture and overall
well-being.****


Success stories of social and political action in 10 countries around the
world, including **Egypt**, **Bangladesh**, **Malawi**, **Ecuador**, **
Afghanistan**, **Cameroon**, Democratic Republic of Congo, **Austria**,
Democratic People's **Republic** of **Korea**, and ****Eritrea****, are
also highlighted….”

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*Content:

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Introduction ****

Chapter 1. Focusing on women and children is a good place to start ****

The unique needs of women and children ****

Social inequities compound biological differences, exacerbating
vulnerabilities ****

Double the risk and double the neglect: HIV and women who use drugs ****

Chapter 2. The time to act is now ****

Progress in reaching MDGs disguises burdens ****

Human rights is the framework to eliminate health inequities ****

Chapter 3. The scale of the problem: the dimensions of health inequities ***
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Public health systems are both a cause and a solution to health inequities *
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Poverty amid current universal trends exacerbates health inequities ****

Public policies committed to equity present opportunities ****

Chapter 4. The Red Cross Red Crescent response ****

A holistic approach to health equity informed by human rights ****

Provide prevention, treatment, care and support when and where needed ****

Make reliable, accurate information available and encourage health-seeking
behaviours ****

Promote gender equality, empower women and girls, and enlist the support of
men and boys ****

Obstacles and opportunities ****

The way forward ****

References****
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